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41.Which of the following is Non-food crops ?
1.Forage crops
2.Oil Seeds
3.Fiber crops
4.All of these
5.None of these
Answer – 4.All of these
Explanation :
Food Crops : Food Grains Cereals & Millets + Pulses Fruits
& Vegetables
Non Food Crops:Oil seeds, Fiber crops and Forage crops
42.………………. is the science of mulberry cultivation for
silk production
1.Apiculture
2.Horticulture
3.Moriculture
4.Agronomy
5.None of these
Answer – 3.Moriculture
Explanation :
Moriculture is the science of mulberry cultivation for silk
production because silkworm rear on it.
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43. Which type of soil are found in the Northern parts of
Gujarat ?
1.Red Soil
2.Black Soil
3.Arid Soil
4.Alluvial Soil
5.None of these
Answer – 4.Alluvial Soil
Explanation :
Alluvial soils are formed mainly due to silt deposited by
Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra rivers.Alluvial soils are found
in the Narmada, Tapi valleys and Northern parts of
Gujarat.
44.The Black Soils are not found in which state of India ?
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Tamil Nadu
3.Maharshtra
4.Gujarat
5.Jharkahnad
Answer – 5.Jharkahnad
Explanation :
Alluvial Soils are Spread over 46 lakh sq km (16.6 per
cent of the total area) across Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, parts of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
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45.The Red soils are found in
1.Kerala
2.Haryana
3.Rajsthan
4.Odisha
5.West Bengal
Answer – 4.Odisha
Explanation :
Red soils cover almost the whole of Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and parts
of Orissa.
46. Which type of soil is most suitable for cotton
cultivation ?
1.Black Soil
2.Red Soil
3.Alluvial Soil
4.Laterite Soil
5.None of these
Answer – 1.Black Soil
Explanation :
Black soil is rich in chemical properties and
very suitable for the growth of cotton, jowar, wheat,
linseed, ground nut and gram.
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47.Which soil is not suitable for Agriculture ?
1.Red Soil
2.Laterite Soil
3.Peaty Soil
4.Mountain Soil
5.None of these
Answer – 2.Laterite Soil
Explanation :
Laterite soils are not suitable for Agriculture because they
can’t retain moisture.
48.The soil which is rich in Organic matter ?
1.Arid Soil
2.Forest Soil
3.Peaty soil
4.Yellow soil
5.None of these
Answer – 3.Peaty soil
Explanation :
Peaty soil – Large quantity of dead organic matter
accumulates in these areas, and this gives a rich humus
and organic content to the soil.
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49.AgRIS is an e-governance programme for
Agriculture.In AgRIS ‘I’ denotes
1.Industrial
2.Information
3.Integration
4.Irrigation
5.None of these
Answer – 2.Information
Explanation :
The Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS) is
an e-governance programme for
fostering agricultural growth, poverty reduction and
sustainable resource use in India at grassroots level by
the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC)
50.Which branch of agriculture is related with Silk ?
1.Pisciculture
2.Floriculture
3.Sericulture
4.Veticulture
5.None of these
Answer – 3.Sericulture
Explanation :
Sericulture is an agro-based industry. It involves rearing
of silkworms for the production of raw silk.
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51.Jal Lahri is a variety of which crop ?
1.Paddy
2.Cotton
3.Maize
4.Jowar
5.None of these
Answer – 1.Paddy
Explanation :
Paddy Varities – Sambha Mahsuri, Jalpriya, Jalnidhi, Jal
Lahri
52.In India, first Dwarf variety of rice Introduced in
1.1956
2.1963
3.1966
4.1960
5.None of these
Answer – 2.1963
Explanation :
In 1963, ICAR introduced several Semidwarf selections
from CIMMYT. Kalyan Sona and Sonalika were selected
from these materials.
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53.Golden Rice is a type of rice, which is rich in which
Vitamin ?
1.Vitamin D
2.Vitamin K
3.Vitamin B
4.Vitamin A
5.None of these
Answer – 4.Vitamin A
Explanation :
Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta
carotene, a source of vitamin A. Golden Rice is being
developed as a potential new food-based approach to
improve vitamin A status.
54.……………… is the first dwarf aromatic (non basmati)
rice variety in India
1.Jayantidhan
2.Luna Barial
3.CR Sugandh Dhan
4.Durga
5.None of these
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Answer – 3.CR Sugandh Dhan
Explanation :
CR Sugandh Dhan 907 (CR 2616-3-3-31): It is a late
maturing (150 days), first dwarf aromatic (non basmati)
rice variety, recently released and notified (2012 and
2013) for cultivation in irrigated late ecology of
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Gujrat.
55.Which country has developed a rice variety which
has vaccine of Haija ?
1.Japan
2.America
3.China
4.India
5.None of these
Answer – 1.Japan
Explanation :
A genetically modified strain of rice that expresses a
vaccine for Haija has been developed by researchers at
the University of Tokyo.
56.First superfine cereal in the world is …………..
1.PNR 546
2.Pusa Sugandh-2
3.HD 3043
4.Pus 1460
5.None of these
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Answer – 4.Pus 1460
Explanation :
Improved Pusa Basmati – 1 (Pusa 1460) is the World’s
first superfine grain aromatic rice hybrid possesses typical
Basmati quality traits
57.The Productivity of rice is highest in which state of
India ?
1.Haryana
2.West Bengal
3.Maharshtra
4.Tamil Nadu
5.None of these
Answer – 2.West Bengal
Explanation :
The Productivity of rice is highest in
West Bengal(15023.68 thousand tonnes) followed by
Uttar Pradesg and Andhra Pradesh
58.The Brown rice has a shelf life of approximately how
many months ?
1.12
2.6
3.4
4.8
5.None of these
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Answer – 2.6
Explanation :
Brown rice has a shelf life of approximately 6 months,but
hermetic storage, refrigeration or freezing can significantly
extend its lifetime. Freezing, even periodically, can also
help control infestations of Indian meal moths.
59.Which of the following rice is also known as ‘
Enriched Rice’ ?
1.Red Rice
2.Black Rice
3.White Rice
4.Brown Rice
5.None of these
Answer – 4.Brown Rice
Explanation :
Brown rice retains the inner seed coating called rice bran.
It is also called as Enriched rice.
60.The first dwarf variety of paddy in India is
…………………
1.Jaya
2.Govind
3.Nua Dushara
4.Purnabhog
5.None of these
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Answer – 1.Jaya
Explanation :
First dwarf variety of paddy developed in India is Jaya.
Padma and Jaya were the first varieties that emerged
from the programme.